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October 1, 2019 at 12:31 pm #315415
Anonymous
GuestDear K:
Based on your previous threads, I’d say that it is childhood anxiety that affects your body, causing these headaches. Anxiety is fear that keeps being experienced over time. One result is muscles tightening, contracting over long period of time. That causes pain.
Quality psychotherapy will help, daily aerobic exercise, healthy habits, better choice making, relaxing yoga, relaxing mindful meditations (Mark Williams’ mindful meditation series worked for me), perhaps tai chi with the right teacher. These are few things that come to my mind.
anita
October 1, 2019 at 12:45 pm #315423Peggy
ParticipantDear K,
I wonder if you’ve thought of locating someone who teaches the Alexander Technique. It occurs to me that you may have developed some poor postural habits over the years and the Alexander Technique will teach you how to use your body correctly. This helps relieve stress and strain throughout the body including the head and neck area.
Best wishes
Peggy
October 2, 2019 at 10:13 am #315589K
ParticipantThank you Anita and Peggy for your feedback as always.
Anita, I am starting as a new patient next week to see a quality psychiatrist that came well recommended by my doctor. I am looking forward to this new experience. I also have been experimenting switching up my meal habits, meal times, and healthier eating without as much harsh judgment on my part. I gently keep reminding myself how good it feels to let go and to continue to practice gentleness and love with myself and my relationship with myself. I will check out Mark Williams’ mindful meditation series, thank you.
Peggy, I will look into the Alexander Technique. My posture by all means has lots of room for improvement. I think I could definitely learn a thing or two about the teachings of how to use my body correctly with all the muscles, alignment, posture, well-being, etc.. so much to discover and learn! And also as we’ve discussed in previous threads, the never-ending beauty and peace found in nature can soothe the mind and soul. There are so many beautiful sights to observe and appreciate, it is so amazing and incomprehensible how much detail, life, a universe, is in just a drop of water or in a bunch of little pebbles… so much complexity, life, detail, in the “average” that we must pause and observe, quietly.
October 2, 2019 at 10:32 am #315597Anonymous
GuestDear K:
You are welcome. Try the Warrior 1 and Warrior 2 yoga postures, as well as the triangle postures/ stretches. Google those if you don’t know what they are and do them gently and mindfully, holding each posture for a minute or two. See how that feels.
Post again anytime you want to.
anita
October 4, 2019 at 3:38 pm #316113Aiko
ParticipantIt’s energy. You’re storing emotional trauma in those areas. Therapy should help. Also doing a lot of development work. Start journaling while you’re at it.
October 5, 2019 at 4:09 am #316189Peggy
ParticipantHiK,
Thank you for your lovely reply.
Peggy
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